1. Stefano Okaka began his career at Roma, debuting shortly after his 16th birthday and being loaned to several other teams for the duration of his contract.
18 Facts About Stefano Okaka
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Stefano Okaka totalled over 125 Serie A games for that club, Bari, Parma, Sampdoria and Udinese.
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Stefano Okaka was part of the team that won the U-20 national title in 2005 and scored goals against Juventus in the semi-final and Atalanta in the final.
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Stefano Okaka thus became the youngest footballer to debut in an international competition for an Italian team.
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Stefano Okaka spent a six-month loan period at Brescia in Serie B from January to June 2009, where he scored two goals in 16 appearances.
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Stefano Okaka's last goal with Roma was an 88th-minute winner against Siena.
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Stefano Okaka was cup-tied for Fulham's run to the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final.
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Stefano Okaka scored one further goal for Bari that season.
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Stefano Okaka sustained an injury in round 30 and missed the rest of the season.
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Stefano Okaka signed a permanent deal with Parma on 20 August 2012.
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On 31 January 2014, Stefano Okaka was transferred to the fellow Serie A outfit Sampdoria on a permanent deal, with Nicola Pozzi moving the opposite direction.
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On 10 June 2015, the owner and president of Sampdoria Massimo Ferrero told the Italian media that Stefano Okaka would be leaving the club.
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On 29 August 2016, Stefano Okaka joined Watford from Anderlecht on a five-year contract.
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On 8 January 2019, Stefano Okaka was loaned to Udinese for the rest of the Serie A season, having played just 47 minutes for Watford all season across three substitute appearances.
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Stefano Okaka's move to Udinese was made permanent on 2 September 2019, on a three-year contract.
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Stefano Okaka made his debut for the Italy U-20 team in 2008, scoring two goals.
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However, Stefano Okaka was included in the Italy squad for their friendly against Albania on 18 November 2014 by manager Antonio Conte.
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Stefano Okaka made his debut as a substitute, replacing Sebastian Giovinco in the second half, and scored the only goal of the match in the victory at Sampdoria's home ground, the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.